Saturn is back. The sixth planet from the sun and the second largest in the solar system is at the top of most amateur astronomers' wish list. In July, it rises just before midnight and is high in the south before sunrise, but there are two nights this month when the famously "ringed planet" is visited by a waning gibbous moon.
Find yourself a place with a good view low to the eastern horizon and be there around 11:00 EDT on Tuesday, July 23. You'll see a 90% illuminated moon slightly higher in the sky and to the right of Saturn. If you want to see the moonrise, get there about 30 minutes beforehand.
